Sustainable Development Goals
34th Asean Summit to boost unity
Thailand is hosting the 34th Asean Summit under the theme of “Advancing Partnership for Sustainability”. As the Asean chair, Thailand wants to see member states forge closer ties on the basis of regional unity.The “advancing” part of the theme signifies dynamic changes to be made ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Asean leaders back Thai push for RCEP deal
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have vowed to try to conclude the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) this year, deputy government spokesman Werachon Sukondhapatipak said on Saturday.Keep reading ...
Kornchanok Raksaseri
Seeing Asean straight as Thailand chairs
When Asean organises big meetings, the tendency for the host is to talk up a brouhaha. So it goes with the 34th Asean summit under Thailand’s rotating chairmanship this year. By year’s end, several hundred Asean-related meetings will have taken place, highlighted by the final ...
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Thailand urged to use forums for peace effort
Former foreign minister Kasit Piromya has urged Thailand as the current chair of Asean to use the 34th Asean Summit and the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) as an opportunity for peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula. Keep reading ...
Thana Boonlert
Environmental campaigners urge new govt to focus on sustainable development
Environmental campaigners are urging the new government to overhaul what they see as its “overly pro-industrial investment policy” and move the country down the path of sustainable development, in order to protect its citizens and the country from costly environmental and health damages.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
World Bank tells Thailand investing in people key to achieving 2036 goal
The next Thailand government (whoever that will be) needs to invest in human capital if the country is to achieve its goal of reducing inequality and reaching high income status by 2036, as is its ambition.The cost of under utilisation of human capacity in Thailand ...
Regional UN policy forum calls for greater empowerment, inclusion of marginalized groups
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) opened its 75th session in Bangkok on Monday, with global and regional leaders calling for greater empowerment and inclusion of marginalized groups to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.According to a ...
Joint efforts for the sustainable development of the Mekong River
180 representatives from various stakeholder groups gathered at the Seventh Mekong River Commission (MRC) Regional Stakeholder Forum to learn lessons from current joint efforts and find better ways to address urgent challenges facing the Mekong. Participants included representatives from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Viet Nam, ...
Exploring indicators to monitor and evaluate adaptation in Thailand’s agricultural sectors
Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoAC) hosted a workshop in Bangkok to enhance the technical capacity to monitor and evaluate (M&E) climate change adaptation in the country’s agriculture sectors. The workshop was jointly organized through the Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans Programme (NAP-Ag), ...
Women in Law the path towards gender balance
In modern society, gender inequality is not expected to be an issue. But in reality, the problem is evident in several professions, including law. Now, Thammasat University’s Faculty of Law’s response is to organize a seminar to raise awareness of the issue.Keep watching ...